Mary E. (Betty) Dowlin

Thursday

She was born in Philadelphia to Roy and Edith B. Taylor. She graduated from Germantown Hospital School of Nursing and The School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania.

She served as a nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II and worked in The Germantown Hospital Maternity Department prior to her marriage.

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Cornell M. Dowlin Jr., two nieces, and a nephew.

She enjoyed summers in Ocean City, N.J. and volunteered at many organizations, including being a Red Cross blood donor volunteer and was President of the Women's Association of The Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 1 at The Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ 08033. The memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary of the Church. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to 'The Building Fund' of the church at the address listed above. Kain-Murphy Funeral Services of Haddonfield, N.J.

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